内布拉斯加州男子被指控参与 350 万美元的加密货币劫持计划

检察官指控加密货币劫持者 Charles O. Parks III 涉嫌诈骗两家云提供商 350 万美元，以开采价值约 97 万美元的加密货币。起诉书称，帕克斯使用别名和公司关系创建了多个帐户，以便在提供商处建立帐户。他被指控通过各种渠道洗钱不义之财，并通过设计低于最低报告门槛的付款来逃避联邦法律。

Massive Cryptojacking Scheme Nets $3.5 Million: Nebraska Man Charged

大规模加密货币劫持计划净赚 350 万美元：内布拉斯加州男子被指控

United States prosecutors have unveiled a bombshell indictment against a Nebraska man, Charles O. Parks III, also known as "CP3O," for orchestrating an elaborate cryptojacking scheme that allegedly defrauded two prominent cloud providers of a staggering $3.5 million.

美国检察官对内布拉斯加州男子查尔斯·O·帕克斯三世（Charles O. Parks III）（又名“CP3O”）提出了一份重磅起诉书，罪名是精心策划了一项精心策划的加密劫持计划，据称该计划诈骗了两家知名云提供商高达 350 万美元的巨额资金。

Unveiling the Cryptocurrency Mining Scam

揭秘加密货币挖矿骗局

The indictment alleges that Parks, with meticulous calculation, exploited the resources of the Seattle-based Company 1 and Redmond-based Company 2 without authorization, amassing cryptocurrency mining revenues valued at nearly $1 million. The stolen cryptocurrencies included Ether, Litecoin, and Monero, which were reportedly mined using the providers' high-powered cloud computing systems.

起诉书称，帕克斯经过缜密计算，未经授权开采西雅图第一公司和雷德蒙德第二公司的资源，积累了价值近100万美元的加密货币挖矿收入。被盗的加密货币包括以太币、莱特币和门罗币，据报道，这些加密货币是使用提供商的高性能云计算系统开采的。

Lavish Spending Spree Fuels the Scheme

奢侈的消费热潮助长了该计划

Investigators painted a vivid picture of Parks' lavish lifestyle, revealing that the ill-gotten gains from his cryptojacking operation were channeled into extravagant purchases, including a luxury Mercedes Benz, exquisite jewelry, and opulent first-class travel and hotel expenses. The indictment further alleges that Parks employed aliases and corporate affiliations to establish multiple accounts with the cloud providers, granting him access to enhanced services and deferred billing options that fueled his fraudulent scheme.

调查人员生动地描绘了帕克斯奢华的生活方式，揭示了他从加密货币劫持业务中获得的不义之财被用于奢侈的购买，包括豪华梅赛德斯奔驰、精美的珠宝以及奢华的头等舱旅行和酒店费用。起诉书进一步指控帕克斯使用化名和公司关系与云提供商建立多个账户，使他能够获得增强的服务和延期计费选项，从而助长了他的欺诈计划。

Money Laundering Network Exposed

洗钱网络曝光

To conceal his illicit activities, Parks allegedly devised a sophisticated money-laundering network. Cryptocurrency Exchange 1, a decentralized company without a physical headquarters, played a pivotal role in laundering a portion of the illegally mined cryptocurrency. Additional funds were laundered through a payments provider, bank accounts, and an NFT marketplace located in New York City.

据称，为了掩盖自己的非法活动，帕克斯设计了一个复杂的洗钱网络。 Cryptocurrency Exchange 1 是一家没有实体总部的去中心化公司，在部分非法开采的加密货币的洗钱活动中发挥了关键作用。其他资金通过支付提供商、银行账户和位于纽约市的 NFT 市场进行洗钱。

Evasive Tactics and Suspicious Transactions

规避策略和可疑交易

To evade federal law's minimum transaction reporting requirements, Parks reportedly structured payments just below the $10,000 threshold. Prosecutors cited numerous instances where Parks executed transactions of $9,999 or less from crypto exchanges into a bank account. Despite having an account suspended for nonpayment and fraudulent activity, Parks brazenly created a new account with the same provider within 24 hours, consuming over $2.5 million in services from the Seattle-based victim.

据报道，为了规避联邦法律的最低交易报告要求，帕克斯支付的金额略低于 10,000 美元。检察官列举了许多帕克斯从加密货币交易所向银行账户执行 9,999 美元或以下交易的例子。尽管帕克斯的账户因未付款和欺诈活动而被暂停，但帕克斯在 24 小时内公然在同一提供商处创建了一个新账户，消耗了西雅图受害者超过 250 万美元的服务。

Similar Tactics Exploit Redmond-Based Provider

类似策略利用基于雷德蒙德的提供商

The indictment further alleges that Parks employed similar tactics to defraud the Redmond-based provider, resulting in the theft of over $969,000 in cloud computing and related services.

起诉书进一步指控 Parks 采用类似策略诈骗这家位于雷德蒙德的提供商，导致超过 969,000 美元的云计算和相关服务被盗。

Prosecutorial Resolve and Sentencing Implications

检方解决和量刑影响

Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, vowed to vigorously prosecute criminal actors who exploit sophisticated technology for fraudulent purposes. Parks' actions have exposed a vulnerability that can be exploited by malicious individuals to steal valuable resources and assets.

纽约东区联邦检察官布伦·皮斯 (Breon Peace) 誓言要大力起诉利用先进技术进行欺诈目的的犯罪分子。帕克斯的行为暴露了一个漏洞，恶意个人可以利用该漏洞窃取宝贵的资源和资产。

The indictment carries the weight of multiple charges, including wire fraud and money laundering offenses. If convicted, Parks faces a combined maximum sentence of 50 years in prison, a testament to the gravity of his alleged crimes.

该起诉书包含多项指控，包括电信欺诈和洗钱罪。如果罪名成立，帕克斯将面临最高 50 年监禁，这证明了他所指控的罪行的严重性。